Farm-gate.



PATENTED JAN. 3, 1905.

' P. HOPKINS.

FARM GATE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.26, 190s.

Patented January 3, 1.905.

rricE.

ATENT FLOYD HOPKINS, OF BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS.

FARM-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,972, dated January 3, 1905.

Application filed December 26,1903. Serial No. 186,695.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLOYD HOPKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Belvidere, in the county of Boone and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farm-Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of gates having both a sliding and a swinging movement, and has for one of its objects the production of an adjustable two part flanged wheel for supporting the sliding portion of the gate.

Another object of the invention is the pro duction of a means for locking the gate in any predetermined position relative to the said supporting-wheels.

The invention further refers to a means for preventing displacement of the sliding member of the gate from its support.

A further object of the invention is the production of a device for holding the hinge-pintles of the gate in a vertical position.

A further object of the invention resides in a means for holding the gate in any desired position of its swinging movement.

The invention further refers to the novel details of construction hereinafter described,

7 and shown in the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gate embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view of one of the gate-supporting wheels. These wheels are formed in two parts to provide an adjustment of the width of the wheel to gate-rails of different thickness. Fig. 3 is a side view of a pivotal stop for preventing accidental displacement of the forward end of the gate from one of said supporting-wheels. Fig. 4 is a detail transverse section through the gate, taken on the axis of one of said supportingwheels. Fig. 5 is a detail transverse section through the gate, showing the lower pintle in elevation. Fig. 6 is a top plan View of the parts shown in the last preceding figure and of the supporting-post in section. Fig. 7 is a detail View showing the forward gate-supporting roller in side elevation, also showing the pivotal stop, an edge view of which stop is shown in Fig. 3.

In the production of a gate embodying the features of this invention I provide a gate member A, comprising longitudinal rails A, A A and A and transverse cleats A A. and A The rail A is provided near its lower edge and at various points in its length with elongated openings A, which openings extend transversely through said rail. The rails A and A are made to project at the forward end of the gate somewhat beyond the adjacent rails A and A, and in either or both of said rails is provided an opening A" for receiving a locking-pin, to be hereinafter described.

The gate member A is supported upon a post B and closes against a similar post B. The post B is provided with two pintles B the shank B of each of which is screw-threaded to adapt it to enter the post B in the usual manner, and the said pintles are held from rotation relative to said post by means of a tie-wire B formed in a loop B about said pintle and having its ends attached to the sides of the post B by the staples B or other suitable means. A cotter-pin B extending through a suitable opening in the upper end of each of the pintles B holds the loop B of the tie-wire in position upon the pintle. A washer may be placed upon the pintle between the loop B and the cotter-pin B.

The post B is provided with a T-shaped hasp B for receiving the forward ends of the rails A and A said hasp having in its outer face one or more openings B adapted to register with the openings A in said rails and receive a locking-pin B to hold the gate closed.

The gate member A is carried by a swinging member C, comprising an upper bar 0 and a diagonal brace C The brace (J is secured at its upper end to the upper bar C by means of a bolt 0 passing through the end of said bar and through any one of several openings in the upper bar, holding saidbars rigidly together. The rear end of the upper bar is provided with openings 0* for receiving aneyebolt C upon which a counterweight O may be suspended to balance the forward end of the supporting member 0 and the gate member A carried thereby.

The upper bar C and the brace C are provided with eyebolts C and 0 respectively, secured to said bar and brace and adapted to be placed upon the pintles B of the supporting-post B, thereby mounting said supporting member in-a manner to permit it to swing upon said pintles. Near its forward end the upper bar C is provided with a bearing-bolt C, somewhat similar to the eyebolt 0 Upon each of said bolts C and C is rotatably mounted a two-part gate-carrying wheel to be next described, and to provide an adjustment of the width of said wheels the bolts 0 and C have reduced screw-thread ed stems C upon which may placed one or more washers C, as shown in the drawings.

As hereinbefore stated, the gate-carrying wheels D are rotatabl mounted upon the bolts 0 and C, which bolts extendfrom one side of and are fixed with relation to the upper supporting-bar C. Each wheel D is made up of two sides D and D each having a tubular body portion D and flange D, which flanges are provided with the perforations D The perforations D in one of the flanges have flaring inner ends. The part D of the wheel D is provided with an integral'hub D, offsetting the flange of this portion of the wheel D from the upper bar C of the supporting member C. As will be understood, the gate member A is carried upon the swinging supporting member C, the lower edge of the upper rail A resting upon the body portion D of each of the wheels D, the flanges D extending upward at both sides of said rail. The perforations D in said flanges are adapted to register with the elongated openings A A pin E, which for convenience may be attached to the upper bar C by means of a chain E, is adapted to be passed through the perforations D in the flanges D, also through one of the openings A in the upper rail A, and when the pin E is in the position just described the gate member A is locked against its sliding movement. The flaring inner ends of the openings D in one of the flanges D facilitate the insertion of the pin E. By providing openings A at suitable points in the rail A the gate may be locked in any desired position.

After the gate member has been withdrawn from engagement with the post B, it with the swinging supporting member C may be swung upon the pintles B into an open position. To secure it at any point in this swinging movement, I provide a sliding bar F, having elongated openings F therein and mounted upon one side of the gate member A near the forward end thereof by means of the bolt F passing through the elongated openings F in said bar. A wing-nut F upon one of said bolts provides means for securing the bar F with relation to the gate. When the bar is not in use, it may be raised into its uppermost position and locked in this elevated position by tightening the thumb-nut upon it. When it is desirable to stop the gate in any position, the wi'ng-nut F is loosened, the bar F slid downward into engagement with the ground beneath the gate, and the wing-nut again tightened, thus providing a support for the outer end of the gate, as well as looking it in any desired position.

To prevent the accidental raising of the forward end of the gate from its supportingwheel, I provide a stop Gr, pivotally mounted, by means of a bolt G, upon one side of the supporting-bar C.- The stop extends to within a short distance of the upper edge of the rail A and a side flange G overlaps the upper edge of said rail. The stop hangs normally in the position just described; but when it is desirable to raise the forward end of the gate from its supporting-wheel D the stop G is turned upon its pivot, in which latter position it is withdrawn from engagement with the upper edge of the rail A The supporting-wheels D by being made in two parts are thereby rendered adjustable in width to receive between their flanges D a rail of any thickness, and by thus being made to fit said rail prevent lateral movement of the gate member upon said wheels. If the wheels were integral, it would be necessary to make them wide enough to receive the widest rail, and in this case where a narrow rail was used the gate would be shaky and unstable.

To remove the gate member A from the supporting-post B, the cotter-pins B are removed from the pintles B the tie-wires B bent upwardly, and the supporting-frame carrying the gate member A is lifted from said pintles, after which the gate member may readily be removed from the supportingframe C I claim as my invention 1. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member; a member for slidably supporting said gate member; a flanged wheel rotatably mounted upon said supporting member, one of the flanges of said wheel having openings therein, said gate member being provided with an opening adapted to register with the flange-openings in said wheel; and'a pin adapted to extend through the openings in said wheel and gate member.

2. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member comprising a plurality of rails, one of which rails has a locking-opening; a pivotally-mounted support for said gate member; a flanged wheel rotatably mounted on said support for slidably carrying said gate member, one of the flanges of said wheel having an opening adapted to register with the locking-opening in the rail of said gate member;'

and a locking-pin for said. opening.

3. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member; a pivotally-mounted support for carrying said gate member; a flanged wheel rotatably mounted upon said gate member, one of the flanges of said wheel having openings therein, said gate member being provided with an opening adapted to register with the flange-opening in said wheel; and a pin adapted to extend through the openings in said wheel and gate member.

L. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member; a member for slidably supporting said gate member; a flanged, two-part wheel rotatably mounted upon said supporting member, the two parts of said Wheel being adjustable withrelation to each other, each of the flanges of said wheel having openings therethrough, said gate member being provided with an opening adapted to register with the flange-openings in said wheel; and a pin adapted to extend through the openings in said wheel and gate member.

5. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member; a member for slidably supporting said gate member; a flanged, two-part wheel rotatably mounted upon said supporting member, the two parts of said wheel being adjustable with relation to each other, each of the flanges of said wheel having openings therethrough, the openings through one of said flanges having flaring inner ends, said gate member being provided with an opening adapted to register with the flange-openings in said wheel; and a pin adapted to extend through the openings in said wheel and gate member, the flaring inner ends of the openings in one flange of said wheel facilitating the insertion of said pin.

6. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member comprising a plurality of rails, one of which rails has a locking-opening therein;

a pivotally-mounted support for said gate member; a flanged, two-part wheel rotatably mounted upon said supporting member, the two parts of said Wheel being adjustable with relation to each other,each of the flanges of said wheel having openings therethrough, said gate member being provided with an opening adapted to register with the flange-openings in said wheel; and a pin adapted to extend through the openings in said wheel and gate member.

7. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member comprising a plurality of rails; a

support for said gate member having a flanged wheel thereon for carrying one of the rails of said gate member; a stop pivotally mounted upon said support and adapted to extend to a point adjacent to the upper edge of one of the rails of the gate member to prevent the accidental removal of said gate member from said supporting-wheel.

8. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gatepost; a gate-support pivotally mounted upon said gatepost; a gate member comprising a plurality of rails, slidably mounted on said gate-support between said support and said gate-post; and a stop pivotally mounted upon said support and depending therefrom to a point adjacent to the upper edge of one of the rails of the gate member, to prevent accidental upward movement of said gate member away from said gate-support.

9. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member comprising a plurality of rails; a support for said gate member having a flanged wheel thereon, one of the rails of said gate member lying between the flanges of said wheel; and a stop pivotally mounted upon said support adjacent to said wheel and extending into proximity to the upper edge of one of the rails of the gate member to prevent accidental removal of said gate member from said supporting-wheel, said stop having an ofiset downwardly-extending portion adapted to lie beside said rail.

10. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gate member comprising a plurality of rails; a support for said gate member; and a flanged, two-part wheel rotatably mounted upon one side of said support, one of the rails of said gate member lying between the flanges of said Wheel, one of the parts of which wheel is provided with a hub adapted to oflset said part from the gate-support.

11. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gatepost; a pintle having a shank adapted to be secured within said post; a gate member; a support for said gate member, said support having an eyebolt adapted to receive said pintle; and a tie-wire engaging said pintle and secured to said post.

12. In a farm-gate, in combination, a gatepost; an upwardly-extending pintle having a shank adapted to be secured within said post; a gate member; a support for said gate member, said support having an eyebolt adapted to receive said pintle; and a tie-wire looped about said pintle above said eyebolt, the ends of said tie-wire being secured to said post.

FLOYD HOPKINS.

Witnesses:

L. L. MILLER, GEORGE L. GHINDAHL. 

